Revisions to Traffic Mitigation and Concurrency Ordinance (Chapter 30.66B SCC)

Effective February 1, 2006

On 12/21/05, in a 5-0 vote, the Snohomish County Council voted to adopt Amended Ordinance 05-092 amending SCC Chapter 30.66B SCC related to LOS standards, ultimate capacity, concurrency management and impact fees. The ordinance was signed by Executive Aaron Reardon on 12/30/05.  The provisions of the ordinance will apply to all new development applications submitted on or after February 1, 2006.

Amended Ordinance 05-092

The key provisions of Amended Ordinance 05-092 are:

• Impact Fee Increases (see revised table)
• Adoption of the two-part LOS measurement, first average daily trips (ADT), then average travel speed.
• An average-travel-speed LOS standard that is 5 miles per hour lower for certain public facilities needed to support residential development. (And criteria for those facilities)
• Criteria on ultimate capacity
• Elimination of “automatic concurrency” for “small” developments.
• Effective date of February 1, 2006
   

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